How to Write Your Novel's First Chapter
Writing a first chapter is a balancing act of grabbing your reader's attention, setting up your story's conflict, and introducing the world and characters. Today we're talking about how to manage and balance all the different elements of a first chapter, and write one that keeps readers reading!
LEARN MORE:
-Save the Cat Plot Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NtYoG_JdH4&t=50s
-How to Write a Strong First Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K66Km2r4Njw&t=318s
-Writing the Inciting Incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKBsZS846o8&t=30s
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Create a hook
2:06 - Start where it gets interesting
2:25 - Focus on what's interesting
3:49 - Establish voice
4:21 - Build your main character
4:52 - Managing information
6:57 - Subtly introduce themes
8:31 - Create conflict
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LEARN MORE:
-Save the Cat Plot Structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NtYoG_JdH4&t=50s
-How to Write a Strong First Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K66Km2r4Njw&t=318s
-Writing the Inciting Incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKBsZS846o8&t=30s
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Create a hook
2:06 - Start where it gets interesting
2:25 - Focus on what's interesting
3:49 - Establish voice
4:21 - Build your main character
4:52 - Managing information
6:57 - Subtly introduce themes
8:31 - Create conflict
FIND REEDSY HERE:
Website: https://blog.reedsy.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_content=first_chapter_2022
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearereedsy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReedsyHQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reedsy_hq/
RESOURCES:
Book Editor: https://reedsy.com/write-a-book
Reedsy Discovery [indie book reviews]: https://reedsy.com/discovery
Webinars: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/
Bestseller Podcast: https://blog.reedsy.com/podcast/
Prompts & Writing Contest: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/
Plot Generator: https://blog.reedsy.com/plot-generator/
Character Name Generator: https://blog.reedsy.com/character-name-generator/
Pen Name Generator: https://blog.reedsy.com/pen-name-generator/
Book Title Generator: https://blog.reedsy.com/book-title-generator/
Writing Exercises: https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-exercises/
Writing Contest Directory: https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/
Literary Magazine Directory: https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-magazines/
ePub to MOBI Converter: https://blog.reedsy.com/epub-to-mobi-converter/
Reedsy Learning [free courses]: https://blog.reedsy.com/learning/
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